Angeria Paris VanMicheals

Angeria Paris VanMicheals
Angeria Paris VanMicheals at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Tommie Laron Holsey

(1993-07-25) July 25, 1993 (age 31)
Sparta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9)
PredecessorJimbo
Websiteangeriaqueen.com

Tommie Laron Holsey[1] (born July 25, 1993),[2] better known by the stage name Angeria Paris VanMicheals, is an American drag performer who competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and won the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

Early life

Holsey is from Sparta, Georgia.[3] After High School, she moved to Valdosta, where she discovered her love for drag.[4]

Career

Angeria Paris VanMicheals at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022

Angeria Paris VanMicheals is a drag queen who has described her style as "pageant, glamorous, and country".[5] Joseph S. Pete of The Times of Northwest Indiana called her "the epitome of southern charm, high glamour, and Atlanta drag pageantry at its absolute finest".[6]

In 2015, she began competing in drag pageants, eventually being crowned Black America Jr. Miss in 2019.[4]

Angeria Paris VanMicheals competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, during which she had a "budding on-screen romance" with fellow contestant Lady Camden.[7] She won two challenges,[8] including one with the runway theme "Night of a Thousand Jennifer Lopez's".[9] Angeria Paris VanMicheals reportedly wrote her talent show song in one day.[10] She impersonated former Drag Race contestant Tammie Brown for the Snatch Game challenge. Screen Rant's Cailyn Szelinski included impersonation in a list of the show's ten "weirdest" Snatch Game performances.[11] Luke Gardner of The Georgia Voice included her appearance on the show in a list of "10 Events That Impacted LGBTQ Atlanta in 2022".[12]

Angeria Paris VanMicheals released her debut single "Call Me Angie" in June 2022.[13] In 2024, she was announced as one of eight former Drag Race contestants participating in Painting with Raven, a spin-off of the WOW Presents Plus series Painted with Raven.[14][15]

On April 23, 2024, Angeria Paris VanMicheals was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[16] She subsequently won the season.

Personal life

Holsey is based in Atlanta, and is openly gay. As of 2024, he resides in Los Angeles.[17][18][19]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album Ref.
"Call Me Angie"
(Feat. Ocean Kelly) 		2022 Non-album singles [20]
Title Year Album Ref.
"Save a Queen"
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14) 		2022 Non-album singles [21]
"My Baby Is Love (The RuPremes)"
(with Kerri Colby & Lady Camden) 		[22]
"Moulin Ru! the Rusical!"
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14) 		Moulin Ru! the Rusical! Album [23]
"Catwalk (Cast Version)"
(RuPaul ft. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14) 		Non-album singles [24]
"Check My Track Record"
 [25]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) Contestant 3rd place [26]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
41NBC News Herself Guest [27]
Dynasty Episode: "Ben" [28]
2023 KCAL News Herself Guest [29]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) Lip Sync Assassin Episode: "Joan: The Unauthorized Rusical" [30]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! Herself Episode: "All Stars Untucked - Joan: The Unauthorized Rusical"
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9) Contestant Winner [31]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2021 Meet the Queens Herself Stand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 		[32]
2022 Whatcha Packin' Guest [33]
Binge Queens [34]
Drag Transformation by Them [35]
2023 göt2b’s Take It to the Runway Guest with Eureka O'Hara; 2 episodes [36][37]
Bring Back My Girls Guest

Music videos

Year Title Artist Ref.
2022 "Catwalk" RuPaul feat. Bosco, Daya Betty, Lady Camden, & Willow Pill [38]
"Call Me Angie (Check)" Feat. Ocean Kelly [39]
2023 "True Colors" Kylie Sonique Love [40]
"Bring It On" Honey Davenport feat. Mariah Paris Balenciaga & Salina EsTitties [41]

References

  1. ^ The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 9. "Pussy on Fire". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ @angeriavm (July 25, 2021). "ONE MORE TIME FOR THE BIRTHDAY BIHH CHAPTER 28 🎉🎉🎉🎉" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "Events in Macon: September 30-October 4". The Macon Newsroom. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  4. ^ a b Erhardt, Eva (January 27, 2022). "'Call me Angie': Talking to Drag Race star and Atlanta Native Angeria Paris VanMicheals". The Connector. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Meet the Outlandish Queens of "Ru Paul's Drag Race" Season 14". Them. 2022-01-06. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  6. ^ Pete, Joseph S. (14 December 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race contestants coming to Hard Rock Casino". nwitimes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  7. ^ Daw, Stephen (2022-04-22). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Finalist Angeria Paris VanMicheals Wants to Revitalize Pageant Drag". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  8. ^ Landon, Olivia (2022-02-21). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Why Fans Think Angeria Could Win All The Challenges". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  9. ^ "Dreams and Drag: local queen joins 'Ru Paul's Drag Race'". 41NBC News | WMGT-DT. 2022-02-03. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  10. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Angeria Paris VanMicheals won the talent show (and Lady Camden's porn) on 'Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  11. ^ Szelinski, Cailyn (2022-06-15). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Weirdest Snatch Game Performances". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  12. ^ "10 Events That Impacted LGBTQ Atlanta in 2022". The Georgia Voice. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  13. ^ "Angeria Paris VanMicheals on Life After 'Drag Race,' Music, and Cruella De Vil". Them. 2022-10-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  14. ^ Sharpe, Josh. "PAINTED WITH RAVEN Spin-Off Series Coming This Summer". Broadway World. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  15. ^ "Painted with Raven is back with a new format". Pride.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  16. ^ Vary, Adam (2024-04-23). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 Queens Revealed, Will Compete for Charity for the First Time". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  17. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14 Casts The First Straight Male Queen". Nylon. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  18. ^ Duncan, Charlie (2023-03-04). "21 Drag Race legends share defining memories of on-screen LGBTQ+ representation". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  19. ^ "Home". Angeria Paris VanMicheals. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  20. ^ "Call Me Angie (Check) Feat. Ocean Kelly [Radio Edit]". Spotify. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  21. ^ "Save a Queen - Single". Apple Music. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  22. ^ "My Baby is Love: The RuPremes - Single". Apple Music. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  23. ^ "Moulin Ru! the Rusical!". Apple Music. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  24. ^ "Catwalk (Cast Version) [feat. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14] - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  25. ^ "Check My Track Record (Angeria Paris VanMicheals) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  26. ^ Christopher, Rudolph. ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 14 Queens to Be RuVealed in VH1 Special". NewNowNext.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  27. ^ "Dreams and Drag: Full Interview with Marissa Russell and Angeria Paris Van Michaels". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23.
  28. ^ Taylor, Cade (June 25, 2022). "Dynasty Season 5 Episode 15 Review: Ben". Tell-Tale TV. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  29. ^ "I was on the news!! 🙌🥰 Big thanks to @kcalnews for having me!! What a wonderful interview 👌". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23.
  30. ^ Falconer, Daniel. "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 8 Episode 6 Recap: The Rusical". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  31. ^ Nolfi, Joey (April 23, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9 cast announced: See all the returning queens with new charity twist". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  32. ^ Meet the Queens of Season 14! | RuPaul's Drag Race, December 3, 2021, archived from the original on January 15, 2022, retrieved December 14, 2022
  33. ^ Angeria Paris VanMicheals' Whatcha Packin' | S14 TOP 5 | RuPaul's Drag Race, April 22, 2022, archived from the original on May 17, 2022, retrieved June 11, 2023
  34. ^ SPOILER ALERT: Binge Queens - RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 2, Episode 1, August 2, 2022, archived from the original on May 17, 2022, retrieved June 11, 2023
  35. ^ Angeria Gets Into Cruella Drag While Answering Fan Questions | Them, October 29, 2022, archived from the original on May 17, 2022, retrieved June 11, 2023
  36. ^ göt2b's Take It To The Runway – That's So Metal Challenge Episode 1, March 31, 2023, archived from the original on May 17, 2022, retrieved June 11, 2023
  37. ^ göt2b's Take It To The Runway – That's So Metal Challenge Episode 2, April 2, 2023, archived from the original on May 17, 2022, retrieved June 11, 2023
  38. ^ "Catwalk" Feat. Angeria, Bosco, Daya Betty, Lady Camden, & Willow Pill! 🎶 RuPaul's Drag Race. YouTube. April 10, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  39. ^ "Call Me Angie (Check) feat. Ocean Kelly" by Angeria Paris VanMicheals. YouTube. June 6, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  40. ^ "Kylie Sonique Love - True Colors ( Official Video)". YouTube. May 18, 2023.
  41. ^ "Honey Davenport - Bring It On Tribute". YouTube. February 10, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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